I’m going to be honest, I still don’t know what I’m doing.
When I joined the Texan as a columnist my first semester of freshman year, I’d stay up past midnight to see if my columns...
Amid a global pandemic, no one should have to worry about having a place to live.
If you are struggling or unable to pay rent on April 1, you are not alone. While making rent in Austin has never been...
The Daily Texan boasts an impressive legacy.
In the 119-year history of the Texan, our paper has won countless awards. We boast more Pulitzer Prize winners than any of our peers. Among our alumni are...
This week, all my classes set aside time for students to complete a Course Instructor Survey — a form designed to get anonymous feedback about our experiences in class.
Professors use these...
At last Friday’s sit-in for student safety, dozens of students protested in front of executive vice president and provost Maurie McInnis’ office demanding answers. Answers to why men who violated...
The Daily Texan boasts an impressive legacy.
In the 119-year history of the Texan, our paper has won countless awards. We boast more Pulitzer Prize winners than any of our peers. Among our alumni are...
It took a decade of depression for me to seek counseling.
A decade of often feeling worthless, hopeless, lost. A decade stuck in monthslong bouts of suicidal ideation that came and went from...
The Daily Texan boasts an impressive legacy.
In the 119-year history of the Texan, our paper has won countless awards. We boast more Pulitzer Prize winners than any of our peers. Among our alumni are...
Editor’s note: Spencer Buckner is currently running in an unopposed election to become the next editor-in-chief of The Daily Texan. For this column, he was asked to address how the newspaper should...
Stepping into some of UT’s largest lecture halls can often feel like entering a time capsule — and not in a good way. It’s not uncommon to find yourself at a broken desk, or to find a...
As my roommates and I were rushed through signing our leases and choosing our apartment at Skyloft, we took a brief look at our future floor plan. While well-meaning, our leasing adviser — another...
Former Chancellor William McRaven unapologetically took the lead against campus sexual violence — his greatest accomplishment as chancellor. His successor must do the same for mental health.
The...
“If you suspect this student has engaged in scholastic dishonesty, you are urged to report the matter to Student Conduct and Academic Integrity.”
This was the only message from the University...
Hussam Djadi was excited to vote in the 2018 primary election, the first election he was old enough to vote in. After missing the early voting period, Djadi, an electrical engineering freshman, arrived...
If you’re a student seeking a convenient mental health resource, the Counseling and Mental Health Center’s Thrive app is currently your best bet for online help. Thrive provides Longhorns with...
The Wendy’s on the first floor of Jester is more than just a Wendy’s: It’s a beacon of late-night regret and gut-busting four dollar meal deals. Wendy’s didn’t earn this responsibility....
Complaining about construction on campus is a sacred Longhorn tradition. But with the infamous Speedway construction set to finally end this spring, it appears that, for once, we might not have any more...
When The Daily Texan talked to Dr. Cassandre Alvarado and Quynhanh Tran about the University’s new auto-graduation process two months ago, the result was an article that ultimately scared scores...
Los Alamos National Laboratory is a bastion of the nuclear community — instrumental in the creation of the first atomic bomb and countless innovations since. Any opportunity for UT to work with Los...
UT’s announcement of likely upcoming tuition hikes should come as a surprise to nobody. A need for more funds coupled with an unsupportive state legislature make rate increases inevitable. Regardless,...
Five women have now accused Roy Moore, the Republican nominee in Alabama’s Senate race, of sexual misconduct. All have described a 30-something-year-old Moore pursuing and, in some cases, assaulting...
The hidden costs of college are always the ones that hurt the most. As a freshman, I knew what I was getting into with tuition, housing and even textbooks, but UT’s litany of extraneous costs caught...
When a rock ’n’ roll veteran dies, America mourns them. October was no exception. Only 22 days after the death of rock icon Tom Petty, genre pioneer and pianist Fats Domino passed away. While...
When Gage Krause and Tailai Liu applied for on-campus housing their freshman year, they were both on the late end of the application timeline. Neither were shocked, then, when they received a notice that...
When I tell my non-Longhorn friends that I’ve already signed a housing lease for next year, they’re rightfully shocked. At most universities, the idea of striking a deal on off-campus property...
Texas’ new drone regulation is being marketed as a necessity for safety and privacy around the state — but don’t let that fool you. The recently passed law regarding drone flight will...
Last week, freshmen on the 40 Acres cast their ballots to elect our two first-year representatives for Student Government. The winners, Adam Bergman and Alex Street, collectively received less...
In 2012, then-president of UT William Powers established a lofty goal: Raise the flagship campus’s four-year graduation rate to 70 percent in five years. Back then, the four-year graduation rate...
In an age of media manipulation, the American people have been struggling to figure out what’s real. With realistic-looking photos of President Donald Trump saving cats and leading boat rescues in...
In his roaring re-entry to the Senate after surgery in July, Sen. John McCain stated the obvious — “(congress is) getting nothing done.” With hyper-partisanship rendering federal and...
